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The director Orlando von Einsiedel explains what went into making “Virunga,” his Oscar-shortlisted documentary about a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has been besieged by poachers and armed rebels.

On Nov. 16, Jeffrey Gettleman wrote about a struggle over oil exploration in Africa’s national parks that pits economic development against environmental preservation. Here he chronicles his experience in Virunga National Park.

Emmanuel de Merode, an internationally recognized Belgian conservationist who has been working to protect rare mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was attacked Tuesday by unknown assailants.